Viola_amarantina

Viola amarantina

Viola amarantina

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The viola amarantina is a stringed musical instrument from Amarante, Northern Portugal. It is also named viola de dois corações (two-hearted guitar) because of the two heart-shaped frontal openings. It has 10 strings in 5 courses. The strings are made of steel. It is tuned A3 A3, F# F#, B2 B3, G2 G3, D2 D3.[1][2][3]

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Front and back views of Viola Amarantina.

It is traditional to construct the viola amarantina from walnut for the sides, pine for the soundboard and the neck in mahogany.

The viola amarantina is also sometimes played in Cabo Verde.

References

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    "Collection of stringed instruments". Instrumap.netlify.app. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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    "ATLAS of Plucked Instruments". Atlasofpluckedinstruments.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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    "The Stringed Instrument Database: V". Stringedinstrumentdatabase.aornis.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.


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